Weather & Flooding Information

Resources

• Winter Weather Checklists - A useful checklist of tips regarding bad winter weather, for before, during and after a storm. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Flood Safety Tips - Brief plain-language list of flood safety tips. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Floods and Flash Floods Fact Sheet - Information on flooding, what you can do before, during and after a flood. - (PDF file, Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• NOAA Weather Satellite Image, Sacramento Region (Updated every 30 minutes)
  • Fire-related Weather Forecast (available seasonally only)
  • Local Forecast in text (Search the page using "Motherlode," "Blue Canyon," or "Tahoe.")
• Sandbag and Sand Availability in Placer County - Where to purchase sandbags and sand, and emergency resources for county residents
• Table showing Roseville area creek levels - Automatically updated table showing creek levels in the Roseville area. Scroll down to locate Dry Creek Stream Group readings. (Sacramento County Department of Water Resources)
• Tips on protecting homes with sandbags - Descriptions and pictures showing how to place sandbags for best home protection, and a chart showing how to calculate the materials you may need, plus other online resources. (Sacramento County Stormwater Utility)
• Winter Storm Preparedness Tips - Useful information for residents or visitors to the Tahoe area. (Red Cross)
• Winter Driving Tips - Great information for driving in winter conditions.  (Caltrans)